9. Māori Health Models: Prof. Suz Pitama

Background
The mission of Pūtahi Manawa | Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand (HHANZ) Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) is to improve equity in heart health for Māori and Pacific Peoples through research excellence and precision medicine. We wish to work in partnership with communities and researchers to create a vibrant world-class environment and network for heart research in Aotearoa. It is our aim that HHANZ works directly with and for communities across Aotearoa.
Purpose of Ako series and World Views episodes
The Outreach and Education (OnE) team held a wānanga at the end of 2021 to scope out what the needs were across our membership. While there is intent to engage with communities and to create meaningful research, many of our members acknowledge lack the knowledge, expertise and cultural safety to do this. A number of topics to facilitate this process were identified which we have organised into a series titled Ako (teach and learn).
Ako Series intends to explain and discuss these foundational concepts and explore how we can apply them in our Pūtahi Manawa work.
Ako Series I laid the foundational knowledge to understand the basic concepts around Te Tiriti, Pacific Diversity in Aotearoa, Co-Design and Community Engagement. This next series of webinars, under the theme of "Worldviews" will build on this foundational knowledge to understand the different perspectives and approaches to health and research to enable us to work better with our communities for more meaningful outcomes.
Programme- 18th August, 2022 12 -1 PM
Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu) on Māori Health Models.
This session will highlight the role of Māori health models and their application to Māori health advancement through research. There will also be a discussion and overview about the Hui Process and how the Meihana Model can inform culturally responsive research in Aotearoa.
Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu) MA (First Class Hons) PGDipEdPsych, PhD (Otago). NZSPsS.
Suzanne is the Dean and the Head of Campus of the University of Otago, Christchurch. She is a registered psychologist and has been involved in Māori health research and health professional education for over 20 years. Suzanne is a current member of the Health Research Council of New Zealand Board.
Suzanne has received a number of awards including the Prime Minister’s Supreme Award for tertiary teaching excellence and the Indigenous Leadership Award from the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME). Suzanne was awarded the Joan Metge Medal for her research in Indigenous medical education.
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